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TN Governor inaugurated the Photo Exhibition on “Unsung Heroes of Indian Freedom Struggle”
Nothing is impossible for the youngsters who has determination and hardwork, says TN Governor R N Ravi
Nothing is impossible for the youngsters who has determination and hardwork, says Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri R N Ravi. He made this statement while addressing the gathering after inaugurating the Photo Exhibition on “Unsung Heroes of Indian Freedom Struggle”. This exhibition was organised by Central Bureau of Communication, Regional office, Chennai, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India. The exhibition displayed in the photo gallery of the Raj Bhavan Chennai will be open from Aug 1- 15, 2022 from morning 10.00 AM to evening 6.00 PM.
While addressing the gathering TN Governor Shri R N Ravi said that when there were thousands of people sacrificed their lives to get freedom for our nation, we celebrate only few. When we are celebrating our 75 years of Inpedendence as AzadiKaAmritMahotsav , we decided to break this and pay our gratitude to each and every freedom fighters. Government decided to leave no stones unturned to identify the freedom fighters in every parts of the nation. And the list is keep on increasing day by day. He said that we should realise that the life we are living today is because of the sweat and blood of those freedom fighters and it is our duty to pay our respects and gratitude to them.
He said while the one part of AKAM is to celebrate the unsung heroes, the other part is charting out our path of development. We are identifying our goal on where India stands by 2047, when we celebrate 100 years of Independence. There was a time once India was referred to as a third world country due to various reasons, but today no one calls India as third world nation, he added.
He said when the whole world was suffering due to the pandemic, India is the only country supplied vaccine for over 150 countries and he thanked our scientist for this achievement.
He noted that while we had 400 Start-ups in 2022, today we have more than 75,000 Start-ups today. He urged every youth to identify and develop their skills and become an entrepreneur. He advised the students to never hesitate to take risks be afraid of failure. He pointed out that every successful man in the history has failed many times in the life and we should learn from our failures and strive towards success. The greatest contribution by the youngsters to the nation is the success on their life, he added.
Photo Exhibition on Unsung Heroes is an attempt to recall and remember forgotten heroes of our freedom struggle, many of whom might be renowned yet unknown to the new generation. It helps bring alive stories of unsung heroes whose sacrifices have made freedom a reality for us and also revisits the milestones, freedom movements etc. in the historical journey to 15 August, 1947.
The aim of recreating and bringing forth stories, which lay as faded memories of the past, shall serve as a medium of inspiration and encouragement for the coming generations.
This exhibition has displayed around 130 freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu who have given up their life and their happiness in the hopes of a brighter tomorrow. This exhibition talks about the popular leaders like Bharathiyar, VeerapandiyaKattabomman, VeluNachiyar to least known leaders like Shankaran and Kamala Ramasamy.
This exhibition has been organised as part of the AzadiKaAmritMahotsav, an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of independence and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements.
This Mahotsav is dedicated to the people of India who have not only been instrumental in bringing India thus far in its evolutionary journey but also hold within them the power and potential to enable Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of activating India 2.0, fuelled by the spirit of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
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